iMacs: Expert Guides and Resources

If you're new to the iMac, you'll be eager to discover its exciting possibilities. To get the most out of your iMac or iMac Pro, use the keyboard shortcuts for macOS Big Sur, follow a recommended maintenance schedule, and, if you run into a problem, follow the troubleshooting steps.Big Sur finder keyboard shortcutsKeyboard shortcuts help make working in macOS Big Sur on your iMac quick and efficient.

Even an iMac Pro with an 18-core Intel Xeon W processor can always go just a bit faster … or can it? There’s actually a pretty short list of tweaks that you can apply to your iMac’s hardware to speed it up, and these suggestions are covered in this article.You can also work considerably faster within Mojave by customizing your Desktop and your Finder windows, which makes it easier to spot and use your files, folders, and applications.

Here, you walk through a should-be-patented Troubleshooting Tree, as well as the macOS built-in troubleshooting application, Disk Utility. You also discover several keystrokes that can make your Mac jump through hoops. The number-one rule: Reboot! The simple fact is that rebooting your iMac can often solve many problems.

The Numbers spreadsheet program, which is a free download from the App Store, can help you organize data and analyze important financial decisions for home and business — everything from a household budget to your company’s sales statistics! Numbers can open, edit, and save spreadsheets created with Microsoft Excel.

Cutting-edge presentation software like Keynote makes slide creation on your iMac easy and — believe it or not — fun! This is the application Steve Jobs once used for his Macworld keynotes every year. So much visual candy is available that you’ll never need to shout to wake your audience again. Even better, this jewel of an application is a free download from the App Store!

After you start your iMac for the first time — or if you just upgraded from an earlier version of macOS — your iMac will likely automatically launch the Mojave setup procedure. The setup process takes care of several tasks: Setup provides Mojave your personal information. Your iMac ships with a bathtub full of applications, and many of those use your personal data (like your address and telephone number) to automatically fill out your documents.

If you've just purchased a new iMac, don’t forget an important step: a quick preliminary check to make sure that your iMac survived shipment intact and happy. Although the shipping box that Apple uses for the iMac series is one of the best, your computer could still have met with foul play from its shipping travels.

Whether you need a simple letter, a stunning brochure, or a multipage newsletter, Pages can handle the job with ease — and you’ll be surprised at how simple it is to use. Plus, Pages is a free download for any iMac model of recent vintage (and free Apple software is always A Good Thing). What’s the difference between word processing and desktop publishing?